"Uncle Dink" William H. PERKINS - age 98 years, 1 month, 10 days
"Mr. William H. Perkins, familiary known as "Uncle Dink" and one of the last Civil War veterans of this section, died at his home near Summer Shade last Thursday afternoon. Death was caused by infirmities of old age and complications. He was 98 years, 1 month and 10 days of age.
"He was a beloved and outstanding citizen and an unusually large crowd attended his last rites at Summer Shade Friday afternoon. The funeral was held at the Summer Shade Baptist Church at 3 p.m., the Rev. Ernest L. Dixon in charge. Interment followed in the Summer Shade Cemetery.
"Mr. Perkins was born in Barren county, in a portion later cut off for Metcalfe and except for three years he served in the Union army, during the Civil War, he had resided in and around Summer Shade. He was a first private in Company G, 6th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers, commanded by Capt. Edward R. Phillips. He enlisted on August 1, 1862, and was discharged Juy 14, 1865, at Edgefield, Tenn. He was wounded during the battle of Chickamauga and later taken prisoner at Hopkinsville.
"Following the Civil War, Mr. Perkins returned to Summer Shade where he has been engaged in farming and the timber business since. Throughout his life, he had enjoyed good health and was stout, healthy, and jovial prior to being stricken with influenza a month ago. He was a man of high standing in his community, plain spoken, a man of his word, and a citizen that will be missed by his neighbors and friends.
"He was married to Miss Mary Word when a young man, and to that union were born ten children, five of whom survive: Mrs. S. F. Pedigo, Mrs. J. W. Shirley and Mr. E. H. Perkins, all of Summer Shade; Mr. Robert Perkins, of Clark's Hill, Ind., and Mr. Sam Perkins, of California. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family."
Undated Glasgow KY newspaper, ca 1941 |
